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Eugene, OR Cost of Living Calculator

Prices in the Eugene, OR area are 1.6% above the US average, and housing 1.7% below (BEA, 2024). Compare a salary here with anywhere else.

Prices in an average US city are 1.6% lower than in Eugene, OR, so $75,000 in Eugene, OR buys what $73,819 buys in an average US city.

The same living standard in an average US city
$73,819
Prices overall
-1.6%
Housing costs
+1.7%

Eugene, OR price levels by category (US average = 100)

CategoryPrice levelAgainst the US
All items101.61.6% above
Housing98.31.7% below
Goods105.35.3% above
Utilities102.52.5% above
Other services100.3about the same as

What $75,000 in Eugene, OR equals in other large metros

Metro areaEquivalent salaryPrices
New York, NY$83,12010.8%
Los Angeles, CA$83,85811.8%
Chicago, IL$76,4762.0%
Dallas, TX$76,1071.5%
Houston, TX$72,785−3.0%
Washington, DC$80,3897.2%
Philadelphia, PA$75,7381.0%
Atlanta, GA$73,893−1.5%
Miami, FL$84,30112.4%
Phoenix, AZ$76,2551.7%

How this calculator works

BEA regional price parities for the Eugene-Springfield, OR metropolitan area, 2024: the price of the same basket of goods and services against the US average (100). Equivalent salaries scale by the ratio of the two areas' price levels.

What it assumes

  • Before tax, and averaged across the whole metro area.

Questions people ask

Is Eugene expensive to live in?

Overall prices are 1.6% above the US average; housing is 1.7% below.

What salary do I need in Eugene, OR?

To match $75,000 in an average-cost place, about $76,200. The area's median household income is $71,544.

How much is rent in Eugene, OR?

The median gross rent (including utilities) is $1,355 a month (Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

How does Eugene, OR compare with New York?

New York prices are 10.8% relative to Eugene, OR: $75,000 here equals $83,120 there.

Nearby and large metro areas

Related calculators

  • Cost of Living CalculatorWhat salary in another city gives you the same standard of living, from the Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2024 price levels for 193 metro areas.
  • Eugene, OR Rent Affordability CalculatorThe median rent in the Eugene, OR area is $1,355 a month including utilities, which takes 23% of the median household income ($71,544). Paying it on 30% of income needs about $54,200 a year.
  • Paycheck CalculatorWhat you take home from each paycheck after federal income tax, Social Security, Medicare and state income tax, with 2026 tax rates for every state.

Sources

Updated by the RateHerald team. The maths is tested against worked examples; report a problem.